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65% Critic Match
Pressure Point
“The boiling point of two men who mutinied against the world and each other!”
6.5 / 10• 1962• 1h 29m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.
Cast & Crew
Sidney Poitier
Doctor
Lead
Bobby Darin
Patient
Peter Falk
Young Psychiatrist
Carl Benton Reid
Chief Medical Officer
Mary Munday
Bar Hostess
Howard Caine
Tavern Owner
Gilbert Green
Jewish Father
Barry Gordon
Patient (as a boy)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hubert Cornfield's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pressure Point is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
